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@einen gisten @anni @Hita JOHN U. FIESTER, OE WINOHESTER, OHIO.

i i l Letters Patent No. 68,059, datecZAztLf/ust 27, 1867.`

IMPROVE!) snes-'rimessa'.

To ALL WHOM I'r MAY CONCERN:`

Be it know-n `that I, JOHNv U. FIESTnIt,-of Winchester, in -the countyof Guernsey, and in the State of Ollio, `havo invented a new land usefulimproved Shoe-Latchet cr l'astener; and :I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clearyand exact `description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and i to the letters ofreference marked thereon, in which- ,Figure 1 is a top view of theinvention attached to a section of ashes,` and closed together se as torepresent the shoe fastened. l

Figure 2 is an edge view, with the fastener closed together.

Figure 3 is also an edge view of the fastener partly open.

The nature of my Invention consists in' forming or.` making 'ashoe-fastener by means of a doulblejointedrevolvifngclasp, buckle, orfastener, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

To enable othersskilled in the art to malte andguse my invention, `Iwill proceed todescribe itsconstruction and operation, as follows; 4

In the construction of my improved fastener I may use any of the knownmetals that will answer my'pui pose, which will give `strength andlightness temy shoe-fastener. I make it of three pieces. A and A arethev -side pieces, having holes struck' through the yside next to theshoe, where it is attached by'mcans of the projections a a iniig; 2, orby being sewed on through the holes 6.5 b in fig. 1, In iig. 1 Bis thecentre piece, which is bent over with'iianges en its sides,4 and intowhich' the projecting end of A projects, when the fastener.

is closed, as seen' also in fig. 2, at the ends of` the lmiddle `pieceI3, and on each end of A and A is formed a socket, through which passesa pin, thus forming a hinged joint, as will be more clearly seen in iig.B. In iig.

` 1, at A, theprojecton is curved, as seen at c', to allow the pin tofall into, so that when the fasteneris closed,

the top of thefastener shall present 'a smooth surface, and toassistin-holding it ltogether when closed.

In the operation of my invention. after fastening it to the shoe in anyconvenient form the same is drawn open to `its furthest extentg In doingthis Ais dra-wn up and back, as seen in g. 3, when itrises on thejoints, and can be drawn to its utmost extent, thus allowing suihcientroom for the foot to enter the shoe. Then, when t-heshoe is -on theperson, pressing the parts A and A together, causes the swing hingesto'move up and toward eachother until A presses down on to theprojection of A at the curve c, andthe middle pieeell appears flush with'the side A', when the shoe 'is found to be securely fastened, and. whenthus fastened it will be seen that it will not come loose unless lifted,as the foot is found to press closeup against the under side of thefastener, `and the' line of draught' is in such direction thatit will byit be held down firm on thefoot, where it will remain until relieved asalready described.

Thus I am able to make a convenient, cheap, and eective shoe-fastener, adesideratum much to he desired.

I may findit convenient in some` eases to vary the form as hereindescribed, as the principlejnvolved may allowv of othenforms of carryingit out in practical operation for all kinds of shoes to which I may wishto attach'it. Having, therefore,described the construction and operationof my invention, what I claim as now, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

l The double revolving concave hinge A and B, constructed and operatingas described, and for the pur poses set forth.

In testimony that I claim the shove-described new and usefulimprovements in shoe-latchcts or fasteners,

I have hereunto signed my name this'22d day of May, 1867.

` JOHN U. FIESTER.

i Witnesses:

SrMsoN Baowrr, SAMUEL IBovn.`

